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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
A FAD IN JEWELRY.
Hiding Lady Loves Likeness in the
Heart of Silver Dollar.

Hiding a Lady Loves Likeness in the
Heart of a Silver Dollar.
81 gave you a silver dollar for some cigars
half an hour ago. Viii you look over your
money drawer and see if it has been passed
outF'
1t was in Chestnut street cigar store late
Saturday afternoon. A well dressed young
fellow was the speaker; his face wore a wor-
ried and anxious look, and betrayed consid-
cradle perturbation of spirit over the loss Of
the silver dollar. The dealer found that he
had just eleven of the coins, and he spread
them in row on the counter. The young
man took them up one by one, weighed each
in turn in his hand and an expression of vex-
alton overspread his face as he laid the last
down very carefully and murmured:
81 knew couldn't tell that way.n
Then he went at them again. This time
he grasped the dollar firmly with one hand
and pressed his nail upon the letter "E' in
Estates" At the eleventh dollar, to which
he applied the nail of the little finger, all the
others having been broken in the fray, there
came a sudden change in the appearance Of
the coin. Half of it slid one way and half the
other, and in the lower half, covered with
flat crystal, was the miniature of an extreme
ly pretty girl. The young man heaved sigh
of relief, laid down q greenback in exchange
and left the store, ruefully regarding his
broken finger nails
He YVES enc of the numerous victims Of
fad that has lately struck Philadelphia with
all the vigor of oddity and expensiveneSs COM
bined The pocket pieces are made of two
coins, followed out and fitted together with
such exactness that they cannot be distin-
guished from genuine coin even by mi
croscOpe. A picture of the owners best girl
is the correct thirg to go inside, and the fad
dist may pay from Sc to SS5 for the fame
Philadelphia News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
THE SWAPPING OF STRINGS.

Troubles of an Orchestra NIaE--The Un-
firing Arm of the violinist-StyIe.
Listeners ct orchestral concerts, who have
been annoyed, as many were at the last
Thomas rehearsal, by the incessant swapping
OF strings, have often wondered if there was
not some way to prevent such accidents. If
there were such a way the listener might be
assured that Theodore Thomas would not
endure with such patience tho noisy interrupt
ton to tho music that occurs every now and
then in his orchestra. Il is an accident that
1t IS impossible to prevent by any means yet
known to players It arises, of course, from
the wearing out of the E string, and yet a
new string that seems perfectly sound may
snap within five minutes after it has been
stretched upon the instrument. 1t is largely
due to atmospheric conditions. On damp
days the strings in an orchestra are much
more likely to snap than upon Others Some
players are more likely, also, to meet with
this accident than others, because of per-
spiration at the fingers ends. This will
tend constantly to throw the L string,
and the others also, out of tune, and
eventually to make the string too susceptible
to the strain to which it is subjected
Another matter which frequently excites
uniformed listeners is the endurance which
VloLnlstS manifest III bowlng their lnStru-
ments. 1t seems to the spectator as if the
constant strain of bowing would tire a man
after an hour and half of playing SO that
he could not go through another piece. As
matter of fact, the arm of violinist is
rarely wearied by the exercise but he is
nevertheless, very susceptible TO fatigue j.
another direction His sensitive part is tlir
ends of the fingers of the left hand. An or
dinary concert, or an opera even, through
which the violinists have to play almost un-
interruptedly, does not bring any especial
strain upon the fingers, but several successive
days of playing tend to make them sore
This of course will react upon the quality of
tho performance, and directors recognizing
this, frequently forbid the members of their
orchestra to play in ther bands.
When William Ger cke took charge of the
Boston symphony orchestra he created
great sensation and greater discomfort by
making his musician bind themselves by n
cast iron contract rot to play in any other
organization or concerts during the entire
season. The reason for this action was not
alone that musicians may injuro their style
by playing under different leaders, but be
cause the constant demand for players from
the famous orche5tras will tend TO keep them
so active day after day as TO make their
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Street Car statistics.

Few people who use the Broadway horse
railroad ever stop to consider the largo num-
ber of men, horses and cars which the road
must employ and the number Of passengers
carried by these cars.
In q conversation with ono of the officers Of
the road tho following interesting facts were
learned: The stables of the road contain :, 100
horses, and for each of them two sets of har-
ness must be provided. The average street
car horse is short lived, three or four years
work generally using him up. There are,
Of course, horses that have proved them
selves capable Of twice that length of service,
but they are exceptions. One Of these old
stagers, if tho word is not misnomer, died
last year at tho age of % The 215 cars Of the
company make l 1,015 trips day and carry ON
an average SO, $50 passengers. During the last
year the report shows that the largest number
of passengers carried during one month was
in October, the number being 2,0l7, 1856 Feb
ruary is the dullest month in the year for tho
horse railroads The Broadway road during
that month carried only ,4S0, ,0S2 passengers
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

Mr.. VIM. Ross, OF this township. made hi
friends q visit recently, and was invited by
Rev {. Scoulier to preach Il ON bis pulpit
The discourse was an able one. and the large
congregation in attendance wss pleased -
well as edited
Two LITTLE barefoot boys came this way a
few evenings since. One knocked at the door
of Mr.. Gaorge Lyle-the ether at the door OF
MIR Wm. Coup, and asked permission to
make that their home until they had attained
to u years of age. The request was granted.
and the happy fathers are doing as well A.
could be expected
MRS. DINsMoRE, of Oakdale, who is suffer
lng from the effects Of par: lysis, i somew hat
better, and enjoys a chat with her friends
She is a relative OF Judge Mcllvaine, Of New
Philadelphia, who is prostrated by the same
disease. Mrs DinsmOre Is lady Of good ed
ucation and superior intelligence. and though
now unable TO read. is interes ted in the dis
cussiOn OF interesting events throughout our
nation, and an hour spent IN conversation
with her is well ana pleasal tiy spent
THE worthy people Of Crabapple congrcga-
tion occupied their new church on Sabbath of
last week. Crabappe is a''church with
4 history" and a. much interest i mani
tested in her success. We hope when space ad-
mits to give the interested readers of THE
CHRONICLE a brief history of their new i'm
proyement.
MR.. Z. ID. VOORHEES, SOn of Dr NOOrheS OF
Flushing township, and formerly most ef-
feient and popular young teacher OF this
county, Is now acting physician and surgeon
for the [. 5. Marine department at SItka.
Alaska Territory. The genial. generous na-
ture displayed by Mr. Noohes won for him
hosts of friends who will rejoice TO learn that
he is attaining to high honors in his chosen
profession.
PERSONALITY. Enment Taylor, a young
gentleman highly esteemed IN social circles.
Frank Henderson, agent and operator AT
Bruce,was called home last week by the death
of his grandmother, MIS- Coulter. Of Harris
ville-Nr. James Bentley, of Bruce. shipped
about seventeen thousand pounds of poultry
10 Philadelphia on MonGay evening II.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Virtues of Milk Drinking.

Many people who smile at mention of Jake
Sharp and his bottle of milk are not aware of
the fact that z strong and healthy man can
live on milk alone. l see a man on the street
every day who is in appearance and in fact
healthier than the average man, and he lives
milk alone 1 say he is healthy, and so he
will continue to be as long as he sticks to
milk, for solder food would disagree with
him. One thing about milk that is not gener-
ally known is that it is the only beverage
that will satisfy the craving for alcohol IN
person who has drank a great deal in his
time and is on a swear off. If such a person
finds that aching void which his instinct tells
him means that he wants a drink of whisky
will only step into a barToom or restaurant,
or up to ono Of those little dairy stalls that
are becoming SO popular on the streets, and
take foaming goblet of good milk, he will
find his thirst quenched and the craving
allayed. He need not be afraid of drinking
too much milk. 1t will do him no harm, and
lie is not liable to want as many milks as he
was wont to take beers or whiskies. Milk
und seltzer make a palatable drink that is
cooling and soothing to the liver.-Dr. Joseph
Leslie in Globe-Democrat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

THE Wheeling Intelligencer announces that
Mr.. Thos. E. Booth, the well known wool
buyer of Troy, n. Y, has stated that he has
called in all his buyers, and that Mr.. Albert
Troll, of st. Clairsyille, had stated that Sts-
phen Barker, of Troy, has stopped buying.
Mr.. Booth has charge of the purchases for
Mr.. Barker throughout all this region. The
opinion is expressed by these gentlemen that
the radical recommendations of the PresiN
dents message will so unsettle values as to
make further purchases perilous in the ex-
treme. Mr.. Troll says:
II got orders yesterday to stop buying
All Mr.. Barker's buyers were called in.
am not surprised Who can blame woolen
manufacturer for going slow in purchases of
American woods? See the factories have
enough wool OIL hand now for their present
needs. What is bought now, if any was TO
be bought, would be for the run of the facto-
ry six months or more from now. Here is
Congress coming on, with a recommendation
from President Cleveland to reduce the tariff
on wool or take it off. There seems to be a
general fear that Congress will at least make
the effort to carry his recommendations into
effect. If foreign wool at low prices is to be
let in at low tariff, or free, what use has any
manufacturer for home grown wool at even
the low prices that have been paid in this
section this season?
81 tell you, there will be mighty little wool
bought here for good many months to come,
and it will be sold low, too "
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
A DESPAIR STRUCK CHILD.
Little Boys First Taste of Life's Bit
ternesS-Rude AwaIxenin~

A Little Boys First Taste of Life's Bit
terness-Rude Awakening.
Everywhere the gloomy truth of Schopen-
hauer's summary of life is felt and seen, but
it remained for u Detroit small boy aged
years to work out the last analysis of tho
mockery and the misery of this existence.
His fond mamma was gone down town.
The small boy sat on one of the steps to his
palatial avenue home i'll impationt waiting
for that fond mammals rcturn The mo-
ments sped and she came not To the un-
tutored soul of that small boy seconds OK
panded into ages-nay, eons of time. The
intervals between horse cars ION one of
which the looked for mother was to come)
fulfilled the child's conception of unlimited
duration-by which phrase the old Grithme-
ticians defined eternity Car after car
passed motherless involving half u score at
least of eternities, but at last, at last, oh,
joy unspeakablel the eager, peering eyes
caught sight of the figure for which their
owner had stayed so long in agony. Ecstasy
chased away the settled, dumb despair that
brooded over the soul of the waiting small
boy. His every dream of earthly bliss was
now to have immediate realization. With
one wild whoop and three mad leaps he was
at the curbstone, Laughter and shouts of
delight were his welcome to the conner.
What is this she holds in her handl
All, joy againl 1t is the coveted ball-the
ball for which that tender soul had yearned
unspeakably and which is now almost within
his grasp Here indeed is tho one earthly
glimpse of heaven which, so the legend tells
US, favored mortals sometimes catch. He
seizes it with feveTiSh hand. The mothers
face glows and grows beautiful in sympathy
with her darling's happiest dream como true
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
NOTICE.

/ III Undersigned will sell ut Public auction
L ut Flushing, Belmont county, Ohio. ON
TUESDAY, December 9th. 49, the following
claims and railroad stock belonging to the
estate oi iSaac Holloway, deceased namely:
Joh1 Anderson, note for S53 IS. interests p.r
cent from February 20, 1873
NJ. Z. Benford note fol S13 32. interest 3 per
cent. from September |. 1873
A. L. Bran enhurgh, note for S26 90, interest
per cent. IRON January .. 1885
Joseph Butter. note for $3.50 81 interest G nor
cent. from June q. 1884.
John X. Brown. note for SI5 50. interest G rcr
cent from June 16. 1873.
Sned III, wCr, note for S:iS 03.
Joseph Ccrdner, n"te for 81 co. interest per
cent. from February s. 1878.
Mary Carey, note for S32 30, interest uer
cent irO:h April . 1885.
Walker Caipenter. note for So, 50, Interest
per eeLt. from March - 1875
Joseph Candy, note for SIG 90, interest Z per
cent lrLm May .. 1882.
Amos Hubs. note for $50 CO. interest Der
cent. from May IL, 1873.
ia, k>On and \. Holloway, note for <2I,
interest6 per cent. from June 10. 1876
+. krim and j. Z. JCGkiLs. note tor $500, in
teIeSt per cent. irem February 0, 1877.
George Krm. note fer SCs IL, interest 6 per
cent from February II, 1873.
Frank Krim, note for Sl66, interest per cent.
from July Is. 1873
Sarah McCurdY. note for sl3 10, interest per
cent from August 3, 1876.
John Nabh, note for SI9 -, interest per
cent. from November ;. 1884
Isaac X. IiggOtt. rote for Sl2I 45, interest
per cent from March IA, 1879.
j. l.. Rivers. note for $l0I 6S, interest per
cent. from November u, 1876
Rock Hill Coal Co. note for $50. IS, interest
per cent irrm June &c, 1875.
James VI. Shields. EGte IGr SO s. iRteIes
per cent. ftum March :, 1873.
John j SEINeiy, note for - "a. iLtt resi- q per
cent from February 1, lS.S
Nelson Tyson, note for s6O interest per cent.
from April !, 1873.
Nelson Tyson. mute for $50 % interest 6 per
cent from April 4, 1874
Matthew Todd. note for S345 Il. interest per
cent. from July 6. 1876
Wilson. judgment for SIS, February
%. 1873
j. W. Vancuren note for SI2 20. \ pri, Il 1876,
same note I. 81 ~. April % 1874.
same no C for Sil5 30. O,to p. 49,.
same note for S4S, February -. 1879
same Eote for $50 10. April |. 1873.
;. CIV Yanre's estate. note tor $40 Iuy y. 1877.
Jos. :. Wilson, :ote for ST. %, Feb -, 1>13.
Edward Jackson. note for $50. sept ID. 1884.
stephen Bri"keT. Judgment for Sil 36 Decem-
ber 81, 1890.
Rock Hill! Coal Co. Judgment s2Si A. July 1,
1874
Rock Hill Coal Co. Judgment for SlO5 65, July
81. 1873.
Andrew Rirhnr,l, Judgment TOR so -, No
Yamber IS, 1878.
c. T. Holloway. note foF $500. April 81. 1871
Ii shares of 500 zach in The comnon capital
stock of the Cleveland. LOrdin Il Wheeling
Railroad company
l04 shares of $50 each in the common capital
stock of tbs Cleveland. Iu>carawa> Valley
e Wheeling Railway Company.
Sale 90 commence at | o'clock p. vi
Term-Ca>h
ANN Eliza HOLLOWAY.
ALm'rX de bOnis non. with will ANNEXED
Of Isaac Holloway, decreased!
{ w. Carroll, Attorney. Il SGT
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
" Doubling ThOmases.

remarked an eminent divine, "must exist in
ratio to the too credulous" The habit OF
cautiousness is not, as a general thing, inborn.
but is the result of a naturally generous and
confiding natlre repeatedly victimized by the
cunning and crafty SO the many disappoint-
ments, and often injurious effects, arising
from the use of various vaunted remedies,
have induced an undue cautiousEess, and, in
many cases, entire abandonment of the use
of any. We call attention to the remedies OF
DR.. r. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, which physi-
clans are employing in their practice with
the most beneficial results. His "Golden
Medical Discovery" for diseases of the lungs
and kidneys. heart affections, fever and ague,
dropsy, and all diseases of the blood, has
never failed when put to the test.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

WE have refrained from discussing the
merits Of the suit brought by Mr. W. S.
Cowen against the JUDGES of election, for the
reason that we believe such matters should
be tried in the courts, instead of the news
papers. The suit was apparently brought in
good faith, not in any spirit of spite, and to
test the question of residence. If Mr.. Cowen
has to take out naturalization papers, before
the Mayor, upon again taking up his residence
in St. Clairsville, he ought to know it in
time to enable him to vote at the next election.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

OK the Both day of June, 1885, the excess
Of revenues over public expenditures after
complying with the annual requirement of the
sinking fund act, was ST, ,635 81; during
the year ended June 80, 1886, such excess
amounted to S49, ,405, ,545 30; and during the
year ended June 30, 1887, it reached the sum
of $55, ,567, $40 81.
Our schemes of taxation by means Of which
this needless surplus is taken from the public
treasury, consists of a tariff or duty levied
upon importations from abroad and internal
taxes levied on the consumption of tobacco
and spirituous and malt liquors.
1t must be conceded that none of the things
subjected to internal revenue taxation are,
strictly speaking, necessaries; there appears
to be no just complaint of this taxation by
the consumers of these articles, and there
seems to be nothing so well able to bear the
burden without hardship to any portion of
the people. But our present tariff laws, the
vicious, inequitaDle and illogical source of
unnecessary taxation, ought to be at once re-
yised and and amended. President Cleve-
lands Message.
The first paragraph quoted exhibits the sit
uation, as summarized by the President, and
the second the remedy proposed by him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
An Engllsh 1Iorseback Game.

A merry game of FOUNDERS is capital exer-
else on a cold day, but the most spirited and
prettiest outdoor game the writer has ever
seen went by the homely name of potato
picking" and is worth describing for tho
sake of those who have good and handy
ponies or horses, and good nerves into the
bargain. Some sticks about six feet high are
placed round a field with potato stuck on
the top of each; the players, each mounted
on their pony and armed with a basket, have
to gallop round the field and fill their baskets
with as many potatoes as possible. This may
sound easy, bat it requires a certain amount
of good riding, skill and pluck, which fortu-
natcly many Englishwomen possess.-Home
,TOur;ioI
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

In the light of the prices asked for the lots
in the burned district, the most inveterate
fogy ought to see the necessity of the addition
advocated in these columns last summer.
Possibly in Pittsburgh or Wheeling people
can afford to pay $4,000 for double>tecked
lots of about onesquarter acre, but nothing
can be more certain than that st. Clairsville
can never be any better town than it is while
sucb nrices are demanded here.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Anplcs for HOrses.

professor, lid you ever use any drugs in
the management of your horses3"
"a good many years ago l tried oil of
rhodium' and 'oil of cImmin,' but never
could discover that any benefit was derived
from either 1 would rather have apples
twice over than any drug that has ever been
advertised. Drugs have as vicious effects
upon animals as upon individuals. For in
stance, have tried morphine hypodermically
on some vicious horses with excellent effect,
whilo on others it has acted in precisely an
opposite way. You can never tell how it
viii operate until you have experimental,
which makes it dangerous. New Orleans
Times-Dcmocrat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
HOLIDAY EXCLUSIONS

The Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh.
will sell excursion tickees at ONE FARE FOR
THE ROUND TRIP from all stations Decent Der
oath, 25th. 26th and 31st, 1881, and on January
1st and I'd, 1883. All tickets good returning
until January Sd, 1888. No excursion tickets
will be sold TO adults for less than p cents
nor to children for less than u cents No ex-
cursion tickets will be sold on Dee. 9th. 2Sth,
29th and Seth. 1887. For further information
call on or address nearest Ticket A gent Penn
sylvania Company, or Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
Sta Louis Railway Co. 1913 1t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15
Legal Notice

i Ohio county, West Virginia, W. Z. Criss and j.
K: Murray, residing in the city of Wheeling West
Virginia, will take notice, that on the 18th day of
November, 1881, Vim. Mann fled his petition in the
court of common pleas of Belmont county, Ohio
against the above named parties and caused an at
tachment TO be Issued and levied on Q ten-horse
double cylinder traction engine Said netition
prays for Judgment against them on a promissory
note for SSS3 with interest from August 10th IsSj
SAID parties are required to on or before the
9Th day OF January, 1855 Judgment will be taken
against them. SEDGWICK & KELLY
u-H5t Plaintiff s Attorneys.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

In the case Of All Chuck, before Justice of the
Peace Ogden and a jury, on charge of sell
ing lottery tickets, tho justice has formulated
an oath for the Chinese witness like tho fol-
lowing: Il swear by tho Chinese gods, the
foreigners god, the God of heaven end earth,
that if l am n liar in this case my head will
be cut Off the same us this chickens head is
cut OF, and that will be drowned in the
ocean and never get back TO China" and
while repeating the oath the Chinaman held
a cleaver in his hand, with which he severed
u chickens head from the body when he had
finished tho worClS.-San Franci GO Call.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

If the contest between the two great pOlit-
ical parties in 1888 is TO be made on tariff
and free trade, as now seems probable, there
can be but one result-in favor of the protec-
ton of American inducairies and American
lahor
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

II is suggested by some of President Cleve-
lands admirers that he send a second message
to Congress, Withdrawing his last message for
much needed repairs. Even asMugwump-
smith might make an imprOyement.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-15

Tho iron railroad bridge across tho Mis-.
souri, river few miles below Kansas City is
one of the big bridges of tho world. 1t il
1892 feet long, weighs 81 20 tons, is fifty
feet above high water, and its towers are 2Ol
feet high